By Stanley Kwabla Arku Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for a bold rethinking of development financing and civic action, urging a shift from dependence on aid to local ownership and citizen-led accountability. She made the call at the 3rd Ghana Civil Society Forum held at the GNAT Hall in Accra. Speaking on the theme, “Reimagining Development Financing and Civic Action: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Way Forward,” the Vice President described the forum as timely, coming at a moment when traditional aid flows are dwindling and global development cooperation is under significant strain. “We cannot rely on aid as the primary engine of development,” she cautioned. “Governments must now create enabling environments that boost domestic investment and mobilize new sources of

By Stanley Kwabla Arku The Ministry of Education has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of seven students from the Lawra Senior High School who drowned in the Black Volta River on Saturday morning, June 15. The students, members of the school’s cadet corps, were reportedly on a routine morning jogging exercise when they attempted to cross the river near Dikpe into neighbouring Burkina Faso using a canoe. The vessel capsized midway, leading to the loss of seven lives, five girls and two boys. Three others survived the accident. In a press statement issued by the Deputy Minister of Education and Member of Parliament, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, the Ministry described the incident as “unexpected and heartbreaking,” and extended condolences on behalf

Story by George Yawson Vineh The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno and some members of the Police Management Board today, 13th April, 2025 paid a working visit to the Police Hospital, Accra to appreciate the hospital administration and staff for their effective management of the high numbers of patients who turned to the hospital to seek medical attention during the strike action by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association. The Medical Director of the hospital, Commissioner of Police, Dr. Otu Nyarko who received the IGP and his team informed them that over the past one week, the hospital saw over 300% increase in the number of patients who visit the hospital to access medical care. A similar situation was

BY: DANIEL ASARE Chairman of Parliamentary select committee on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa affairs who doubts as Member of Parliament for Wa East constituency, Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw has also reacted to European Union (EU)’s “Yellow Card Sanction” on Ghana. According to him, due to climate change and Pressure on fishing resources. It is imperative to consider sustainable harvest and utilization of available resources hence the urgent need to revise the fisheries law act 625 to help lift European Unions “Yellow card Sanction” in order not to attract a red card. “I’m confident that as we go through the process and exhaust we would have come up with an output that all of us in the space, all of us along the value